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McCain May Stumble With Focus on `Joe the Plumber' (Update2)
Bloomberg | By Ryan J. Donmoyer and Kristin Jensen

Posted on 10/17/2008 11:28:01 AM PDT by Chet 99

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To: Chet 99

The MSM is now not even pretending to be even-handed, and are behaving like Obama staffers.


41 posted on 10/17/2008 11:53:49 AM PDT by B Knotts (Calvin Coolidge Republican)
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To: proudpapa

You know, back in the thirties, the Democratic Socialists of America determined that the term, “socialist”, frightened people, especially Black people. So, they decided to rename socialism as progressivism.

The voters still don’t like socialism, but it took Joe the Plumber to put the label to it. No, Joe the Plumber is a winner.


42 posted on 10/17/2008 11:54:55 AM PDT by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: B Knotts

good, they will be so busy standing behind obama that they won’t notice the revolt till we vote McCain/Palin in.


43 posted on 10/17/2008 11:55:40 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Chet 99

OZONE alert !


44 posted on 10/17/2008 11:57:21 AM PDT by lionheart 247365 ((Socialism . . . the catalyst of mediocrity))
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To: null and void

“How the heck would an elite know that? “...

True-kind of like when they fall for a phony soldier who has a tall tale to tell because they have no knowledge themselves-or when they get military terms-ranks, units, weapons,—all screwed up.

All hat, no cattle. But this time I think they went a bit too far-God Bless ‘em.

Today it’s kind of like around the poker table-it’s easy to tell who’s who:

the winners are smiling and stacking their chips, and the losers are scowling and saying “shut up and deal”


45 posted on 10/17/2008 12:00:52 PM PDT by Mac from Cleveland (Joe Biden behind a microphone is like Ted Kennedy behind a steering wheel)
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To: Chet 99
If the media are trying to dissuade McCain from his campaign strategy, you know for damned sure he's on the right track.

Democrats who until recently were planning their Inaugural itineraries are suddenly running scared. Accordingly, they have dispatched their little handmaidens in the media to scurry about like the sorry little lickspittles they are, digging up fresh dirt for their Masters.

Joe the Plumber has been the subject of deeper and more searching investigation in the last 36 hours than Bill Ayers has in nine months. What does that tell you all?

46 posted on 10/17/2008 12:01:00 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (Somewhere in Illinois, a community is missing its organizer.)
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To: Chet 99

Does McCain really need Joe the Plumber? It’s really the words “spread the wealth” that are resonating across America. He needs to pound the Socialist/Marxist message and he can apply the message to any business owner that makes more than 250,000. IMHO


47 posted on 10/17/2008 12:04:06 PM PDT by kempster
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To: Chet 99

So McCain needs to throw Palin off his ticket, he needs to stop attacking Obama, he needs to stop talking about Joe the Plumber??? Then I guess McCain would be ahead.

Does the media really think the McCain campaign and their audience is really that stupid? The MSM is wondering why they are going the way of the dinosaur...HMMM


48 posted on 10/17/2008 12:04:06 PM PDT by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: bluedad

The media’s attempt to destroy him personally is INFURIATING me, and I don’t think it’s going to play out well across the country, either.


49 posted on 10/17/2008 12:07:53 PM PDT by Proud 2BeTexan (I'm voting for Sarah!)
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To: kabar

If the MSM is “advising” McCain to drop Joe, he’d better redouble his focus on him.


50 posted on 10/17/2008 12:09:52 PM PDT by MrB (0bama supporters: What's the attraction? The Marxism or the Infanticide?)
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To: bahblahbah

Sadly, I think you’re probably right.


51 posted on 10/17/2008 12:10:40 PM PDT by twigs
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To: truthandlife
Does the media really think the McCain campaign and their audience is really that stupid?

Hell yeah! Anyone who watches them's just gotta be that stoopid!

52 posted on 10/17/2008 12:12:02 PM PDT by null and void (Socialism doesn't work because of people./People don't work because of socialism...)
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To: HappyinAZ

Joe’s would be higher.


53 posted on 10/17/2008 12:20:28 PM PDT by Argus (Obama: All turban and no goats.)
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To: Argus

no...I’m serious...how does it work?


54 posted on 10/17/2008 12:26:04 PM PDT by HappyinAZ
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To: kempster

Yes, McCain needs Joe the Plumber so that blue-collar voters can relate to what McCain is trying to explain to them.


55 posted on 10/17/2008 12:32:07 PM PDT by mwl8787
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To: HappyinAZ

Do all senators have security clearances, or only those serving on the relevant national security committees? I don’t know and have been unable to find out.

But given Obama’s highly secretive past and known associates, I wouldn’t give him one.


56 posted on 10/17/2008 12:36:33 PM PDT by Argus (Obama: All turban and no goats.)
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To: mwl8787

Okay, you win. Now that you said that it makes sense.

Go Joe Go!!!


57 posted on 10/17/2008 12:37:01 PM PDT by kempster
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58 posted on 10/17/2008 12:39:47 PM PDT by matt1234
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To: HappyinAZ

Seriously?

The president AUTOMATICALLY has the highest security clearance, no vetting, no background checks, no nuthin’.

Worse, the president can with a stroke of a pen declassify ANYTHING.

Now, imaging how far back it would set the US if the names and addresses of every intelligence source were declassified and released to, say, the arab world...


59 posted on 10/17/2008 12:41:42 PM PDT by null and void (Socialism doesn't work because of people./People don't work because of socialism...)
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To: null and void

thanks..


60 posted on 10/17/2008 12:52:15 PM PDT by HappyinAZ
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